(A) How Many Asymmetric Carbons (Chiral Centers) Does Each of the Anomers

question 23

Short Answer

(a) How many asymmetric carbons (chiral centers) does each of the anomers of glucose in the pyranose ring form structure have? (b) How many stereoisomers of the glucose are theoretically possible?

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